Find your place in the world starting in the safety of the walls of the city.

Plenty of work can be found with the established artisan's guilds - teachers of crafting, martial, or survival skills can be found with a little persistence. By hook or by crook, build your wealth and influence and you'll gain the attention of both the greater and lesser rulers of the land and the people hoping to live a better life.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst

Prepare carefully for forays into the wilderness as hunger, sickness, and the climate can have disastrous effects on your expedition. Be sure to find ways to test your mettle before diving too deep and finding yourself unprepared for combat. There's no shame in realizing that retreat is your best option, especially if you can realize it early enough.

Carve out a piece of land and have your say

The land is rich in resources and is thoroughly spoken for by various rulers' claims. Whether through military might or the grant of a local lord, you can establish your own settlement and help your settlers grow their village into a formidable city. Settlers will come and join promising towns, bringing their labor and economic activity. And with more people comes more needs for housing, varied food production, entertainment, and defense.

Become the hand that tips the scales

The established cities and their rulers have their own motivations. As you gain notoriety, whether as an accomplished guild member, infamous mercenary, or champion of the people, these rulers will be interested in your help to further their goals. Decide whether their cause is worthwhile to pursue, or burn it all down and start over.

Key Features

• Explore the frontier of a living world, the inhabitants of city-states conduct business and travel between cities

• Adventure alone or cooperatively, with split-screen and also supporting dual monitor setups

• Cook luxury food items which hold great utility for morale and are consequently pricey or require skill to prepare

• Artisan skills and guild membership allow opening shops. A low maintenance shop system keeps your shop gameplay from becoming burdensome: switch gears and leave on an adventure with no adverse effects!

• Weighty, decisive combat, friendly fire makes encounters hectic if initiated without planning and forethought

• NPC factions vie for power, world conditions and interactions influence their strategies and initiatives